With the first votes of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary season approaching, large majorities of Democrats – and most of the public overall – support both of the major approaches primary candidates have put forward to expand coverage and make health care more affordable, though a public option remains significantly more popular than Medicare-for-all, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds.
A “public option”, in which a government-administered health plan would compete with private health insurance and be available to all Americans, garners support from 85% of Democrats and 68% of Americans overall. Smaller majorities favor a national Medicare-for-all health plan (77% of Democrats and 56% of Americans overall).
Most independents also favor both approaches (73% public option, 61% Medicare-for-all). While most Republicans oppose both, 42% support a public option. CONT.
Kaiser Family Foundation
